Waiver Wire Express - Week 17 Lightning Round

While some fantasy seasons are over, we here recognize many are still battling in Week 17. Let's take a moment to applaud that we have had a full NFL season thus far, with some admitted turbulence along the way. Week 17 is always messy with backups getting additional play so keep your eyes on the […]

Richard Sherman Won’t Suit Up Versus Former Team In Week 17

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman (calf) has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Seahawks, ending his year with five games played. Injuries never allowed Sherman to get out of the gates in 2020, as he finished the year with 18 combined tackles, one interception, and one pass defended. His absence in the […]

Brandon Aiyuk Ruled Out For Season Finale With Ankle Injury

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (ankle) has been deemed unavailable for Sunday's game versus the Seahawks, ending his rookie year. Aiyuk picked up a high-ankle sprain during the team's Week 16 win over the Cardinals, a contest in which he recorded a season-low one reception. Aiyuk's role in the passing game had erupted […]

San Francisco Gives Jimmy Garoppolo A Vote Of Confidence

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that he "believe[s] Jimmy Garoppolo will be our quarterback next year," the latest vote of confidence from the organization after an ankle injury has kept Garoppolo out since Week 8. Without Garoppolo in the mix, the 49ers have struggled to find a suitable successor. Nick Mullens and […]

Malcolm Brown (RB, LAR) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The gate of opportunity appears to have opened as wide as possible for Los Angeles Rams running back Malcolm Brown. The team lost Cam Akers (ankle) to a high-ankle sprain in Week 15. He's out indefinitely. This past week, the team lost Darrell […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 16

Hi, y'all... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! Congrats to everyone who has made it this far in their fantasy leagues. Fifteen weeks of NFL action are in the books, and for most of us it's time for the fantasy football championships! Welcome to our Week 16 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. This […]

Updated Week 16 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones (COVID) To Miss Week 16 James Robinson Will Not Play DeVante Parker Officially Out For Saturday Mike Gesicki Is Active For Week 16 Derek […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Avoid - Week 16

If you're reading this article, there's a good chance you've advanced to the fantasy finals in your league.  Great job making it this far, but there are still lineup decisions to be made.  If you're in the finals you probably have a good team, so your best bet may be to start the WRs who […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 16

The Week 15 wide receiver matchups article was not the greatest. The only positives were Robert Woods who finished as WR-7 and Terry McLaurin who had 14.7 fantasy points. Allen Robinson appeared to be on his way to a decent showing with four catches for 83 yards off of just five targets, but David Montgomery crushed the Vikings Defense on the ground as […]

Wide Receiver Rankings & Start/Sit Advice - Week 16

Pierre Camus (@Roto_Chef) breaks down his weekly wide receiver rankings to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season. Who should you start or sit among those in WR3/4 or Flex consideration? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 16

This is the week fantasy football managers are either gearing up for their league’s Super Bowl or preparing for their fantasy hockey drafts after the New Year. If you made it to the final game in your fantasy football league, pat yourself on the back and feel free to call yourself the next Bill Belichick. […]

Week 16 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Oooh, baby! We tied our best week of the season at just the right time. I'm not going to lie, I had assumed Pittsburgh would deliver last night and make it eight out of ten, but they and the Rams really let us down this week. Hopefully, the rest of the rankings helped some of […]

Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 16 (Main Slate)

Merry Christmas RotoBallers! You might be reading this after opening your presents or putting together a toy for your little one, so let me say welcome to Break The Slate...I'm happy that you are willing to take a moment away from the holiday chaos to relax and check out some NFL DFS content! If you […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 16 (Premium Content)

All other Week 16 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Make sure you're thoroughly informed before you start building your lineups for FanDuel or DraftKings by checking out the […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 16 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid (at their price-point) in DFS this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Week 16 - Monkey Knife Fight

Welcome to Week 16 of the NFL Season! The season is moving right along and has gotten very exciting and that means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in […]

Updated Week 16 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in […]

Updated Week 16 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: James Robinson Will Not Play James Conner Returns To Full Practice Ronald Jones II Officially Ruled Out Ezekiel Elliott Thinks He'll Play Against Eagles Julio Jones Expected To Be Game-Time […]

Updated Week 16 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones (COVID) To Miss Week 16 Terry McLaurin Listed As Doubtful, Not Expected To Play DeVante Parker Officially Out For Saturday Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out […]

Updated Week 16 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Mike Gesicki Is Active For Week 16 George Kittle Will Make His Return On Saturday Hunter Henry Placed On COVID-19 List, Ruled Out Greg Olsen On Track […]

Updated Week 16 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Dwayne Haskins May Start Over Alex Smith Derek Carr Officially Active Mike Glennon To Start Over Gardner Minshew II Matthew Stafford Banged Up But Trending Towards Playing Bengals […]

49ers Defense Holds Cardinals In Check

The 49ers Defense came through with a strong outing in Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals. They held the Cardinals to just 12 points in the game, allowing only one touchdown, which came in the fourth quarter. The 49ers forced a Kyler Murray interception and also sacked Murray three times. They also had a fumble […]

Jordan Reed Goes Without A Catch In Week 16

San Francisco 49ers tight end Jordan Reed wasn't able to reel in either of his two targets in Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals. The team welcomed their No. 1 tight end George Kittle back after an eight-week absence this week and he went on to lead the team in targets (5) and receiving yards […]

Kyle Juszczyk Catches Two Touchdowns In Week 16

San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk was the top red-zone target for quarterback C.J. Beathard in Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday. Juszczyk was the recipient of two of Beathard's three touchdown passes on the day. In total, Juszczyk caught two of his three targets for 10 yards in the game. He also […]

Kendrick Bourne Catches Just One Pass In Week 16

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne had a quiet game in the team's 20-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16. Bourne caught his only target for 16 yards. It was a run-heavy game for the 49ers as they managed 227 yards on the ground. Quarterback C.J. Beathard only attempted 22 passes in […]

George Kittle Leads 49ers In Receiving

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle had a solid effort in his return to action in Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals. Kittle caught four of his five targets for 92 yards this week. He led the team in targets and no other 49er had more than 30 receiving yards in the game. It […]

Tevin Coleman Manages Just Three Yards In Week 16

San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman saw a limited role in the team's 20-12 Week 16 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Coleman rushed the ball twice for just three yards. He caught his only target, but gained zero yards on the reception. Jeff Wilson Jr. was the team's featured ball-carrier this week, carrying the […]

Jerick McKinnon Has Three Catches In Week 16

San Francisco 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon caught three of his four targets for 28 yards in Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals. He only received one carry in the game, rushing for four yards. Jeff Wilson Jr. was the team's featured back this week, rushing 22 times for 183 yards. McKinnon, however, was the […]

Brandon Aiyuk Has Just One Catch In Week 16

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had a quiet game in Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals. Aiyuk caught one of his two targets for 15 yards and added a 16-yard rush. 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard only attempted 22 passes this week and many of them were directed towards George Kittle and the team's […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Runs Wild In Week 16

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. had a monster game in Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals. Wilson carried the ball 22 times for 183 yards and also caught a 21-yard touchdown pass. The 49ers leaned heavily on Wilson this week. Tevin Coleman was second on the team in carries with just two. […]